Chapter 439: Regret (5)

Silence fell as I made eye contact with the Demon Emperor.

His unusually bright purple pupils and the Demonic Qi in the air made the atmosphere very heavy.

The Demon Emperor took his gaze off of me and looked at the Demonic Sword.

“Vice Captain.”

“…Mhm…”

“Explain.”

This fucker speaks so rudely.

I accidentally frowned at the sight, but I barely managed to hold myself back.

He not only looked like a dick, but he also spoke like shit.

Perhaps it was only me who cared, as everyone else remained quiet.

It was short, but it was more than enough to understand. The Demonic Sword gazed at me and responded to the Demon Emperor’s words.

“…Newcomer.”

“Newcomer?”

“Mhm… Our newcomer…”

The Demon Emperor gazed at me once more.

His purple pupils showed amusement.

Crack.

The bastard slowly got up from his seat.

The Demonic Qi in the air started to rampage again.

…Uh oh.

I instinctively knew what was about to happen.

There was only one thing that stupidly retarded bastard would do in a situation like this.

“Newcomer huh…”

The Demon Emperor stared down at me.

Snap-

But he disappeared in an instant.

I prepared myself while tensing up my body.

I lost track of his presence, but I knew where the bastard would appear from.

Right in front of my nose.

The Demon Emperor appeared right in front of me as I expected.

“Ugh…!”

He then lifted me up by grabbing me in the neck.

It was obvious that this would happen considering this son of a bitch’s personality.

“Who sent you.”

“Hgh…”

The killing intent contained in his voice repeatedly poked my body.

The Demonic Sword continued to watch as if she didn’t care.

Ugh… this damned bastard I swear…

Was this how it felt to spit on my own face?

I couldn’t help but curse him out the more I saw this bastard.

“It’s clear that you are a Demonic Human… but your level is also fairly high.”

Kwak.

“Ugh…!”

His grasp got stronger. I noticed shortly after.

This idiot. Because he thought I was a talented genius, his pride was hurt.

“I asked you. Who sent you here.”

I started to feel heat from his hand.

He was going to burn me if I hesitate any longer.

While enduring the pressure, I barely managed to speak out.

“The Leader… sent me… here…”

“Our Leader?”

His grasp slightly loosened once I responded.

When I told him that the Heavenly Demon sent me here, he looked at me with a curious look instead now.

Shortly after, the Demon Emperor swung his arm and threw me to a wall.

Slam-!

Craaack-!

“Urgh…!”

I not only broke a pillar, but I was also slammed into a wall when I was thrown by him.

I shook due to the impact.

Despite preparing myself with Qi, I couldn’t even defend myself.

When I barely held onto my consciousness and slightly opened my eyes, I saw the Demon Emperor looking down right in front of me.

“The Leader… sent you here huh…”

Tap.

He used his foot to lift up my chin.

“You?”

It felt rather humiliating.

“…Yes… our Leader… gave me the order to join the Black Flame Army and work under the Captain…”

“Speak your name.”

“…”

I had to pause after hearing the Demon Emperor’s question.

Oh, fuck.

I didn’t think of a name.

Cold sweat ran down my face.

What do I say to him?

I had no time to think. I would die if I hesitate any longer.

Even if it was true that the Heavenly Demon sent me here, this crazy bastard would kill me on the spot if I looked any more suspicious.

This crazy bastard, for him to treat lives like this. This bastard was too far lost.

“You are hesit- “

“It’s P…Pal Jeolyub.”

I clenched my eyes shut and said a random name.

It was because I had to say something.

But fuck… what the hell is Pal Jeolyub?

I messed up a little because I was in a hurry.

I was originally going to introduce myself as Gu Jeolyub, but I quickly changed my answer a little because I realized I couldn’t use the Gu surname.

That’s how I ended up with Pal Jeolyub.

…Fuck.

And it was a clear mistake.

The fact that I chose this name? No, that wasn’t the mistake I made.

It was the small reactions I showed in those instances.

Not only that, but I also showed suspicious expressions and even hesitated in front of the bastard.

I couldn’t control my expression as I was too used to peace in my normal life, so it must’ve looked suspicious to this bastard.

I was certain because this bastard was me.

Crack.

His finger slightly moved.

At this rate, I was going to die.

Because the bastard used his flames, I spoke to the Demon Emperor.

“Our leader… told me to deliver this message just in case the Captain doesn’t believe me.”

Pause.

The bastard’s body stopped moving.

Was it because I used the Heavenly Demon? I didn’t hear any response from him, but I was able to read his expression.

His eyes were telling me to go on.

I gulped nervously and started to speak.

“…You have two promises remaining… That’s what I was told to say…”

“…”

Rumble-

Damn it.

A crazy amount of killing intent started to rise from the Demon Emperor’s body after he heard my response.

For him to pour this much killing intent only after hearing one sentence.

This was why you couldn’t live a life with honor, you dumbass.

He had such a bad temperament. Was he educated properly in his household?

However, that much was it.

I knew that the bastard couldn’t attack me.

The bastard knew that the Heavenly Demon valued me after hearing my response.

Only the Heavenly Demon and the Demon Emperor knew about the promise.

But I suddenly appeared while knowing that as well, so the bastard couldn’t do anything about it even if he found me suspicious.

After ordering the cult to standby, the Heavenly Demon didn’t look for the Demon Emperor up until the Demonic Sword died.

However, the Demon Emperor had many reasons to visit the Heavenly Demon, so I knew that this would work against the bastard.

Even if he got infuriated by my response, he won’t try to kill me.

After a moment of silence of me making eye contact with the Demon Emperor,

Swish.

The Demon Emperor turned away from me first.

Whew.

It was as I expected.

His killing intent didn’t die down, but I was able to survive this situation.

Cough.

Blood came out along with my cough.

It seemed like I took internal damage from that bastard’s attack.

That piece of shit…

How dare he treat other people like this?

As I continued to cough out blood, the Demon Emperor spoke to the Demonic Sword.

Come to my room for report, Vice Captain.

“…Okay…”

After hearing the Demonic Sword’s response, the Demon Emperor left the headquarters.

I wiped the blood off my face after seeing him leave.

That bastard. It was obvious he left the building because he wasn’t sure if he could hold back his anger.

That dumb bastard.

I wasn’t fond of a single thing about him.

Ptoo.

I spit out blood and lifted my aching body up.

My bones screamed in pain.

Crack.

Right as I was about to heal myself using Qi, someone appeared in front of me.

It was a man with brown hair and unusual black pupils. I was familiar with this person.

The Silent Fist.

Hwangbo Seon the Silent Fist.

He was from the Hwangbo Clan, and he was under my command.

It was pretty refreshing to see him.

The Silent Fist observed me after suddenly appearing.

“Follow me.”

Then, he started to walk after saying a short sentence.

…

What a strange feeling, to be treated so poorly from that bastard.

Once the Demon Emperor disappeared, the others in the room breathed out heavily and started to stand up.

I thought about what I should do, but I decided to follow the Silent Fist as I didn’t have many options.

I didn’t know at the time.

The Demonic Sword had been staring dead at me as I was leaving the headquarters.

The Silent Fist brought me to a place with a bunch of guest houses, and I was familiar with this location.

It was obvious because it was where the Black Flame Army resided.

…

Black Flame Army, what a shitty name.

I thought I became used to the name for a second, but that was impossible.

Just thinking about the name made me feel sick.

I entered the room, tapped the dirt off my clothes and changed into a new set of clothes.

It seemed like this room was where I was going to be staying in. There were a few others in the room besides me,

…But that shouldn’t matter. These bastards will likely be outside most of the time anyway.

Shaa…

The Red Water Snake greeted me as I was in the middle of changing.

I smirked after seeing the little bastard. It was funny how the snake poked its head out only after everyone else left the sight.

It must have felt uncomfortable inside.

The Red Water Snake fell down to this world with me. I realized this when the Demonic Sword disappeared for a moment.

Up until now, the Red Water Snake hid its presence completely while hiding inside my pocket.

Should I be glad that the Red Water Snake came with me?

I didn’t think it was a bad thing even though it was a bit of a hassle.

After all, this bastard saved my life once.

Now that I think about it…

This world should have Red Demons constantly pouring out.

But it probably won’t matter even if I collect Demonic Stones from them, right?

If this world was fake as I expected, it was probably meaningless.

But just in case, I’ll try to get myself one later.

Although I wasn’t sure if I had that much time to be able to do that.

I doubt I’ll get more than a few months.

I didn’t know the exact time, but I assumed that there wasn’t much time left.

The bastard must’ve already started.

I at the time had trust issues back then, so it was likely that the Demon Emperor was looking for information so that he could find out about me who suddenly appeared using the Heavenly Demon’s name.

Ugh, that damned bastard, couldn’t he have just given me a pass?

Obviously not…

I already knew the answer.

The bastard would never let something like that go.

Sigh…

However, there was one thing to be glad about.

The bastard didn’t realize my true identity.

To be more specific, he didn’t notice the Destructive Flame Art inside me.

That was significant.

The bastard finding out about it was my biggest worry as I knew what would happen.

-I am you.

-I came here due to this and that, so I hope you help me.

What would happen if I say this to him?

Why do I even ask? I’ll obviously be killed.

It was obvious the bastard would break my neck on the spot.

The bastard wouldn’t believe me no matter how many proofs I give him.

He’ll probably burn me alive thinking that I was using some trickery.

Even I’m not sure how the bastard will react.

The Demon Emperor may have been me, but even I thought that I was in a messed-up state at the time.

I couldn’t trust anyone.

Because of that, I had to hide it for now.

…I’ll do my best not to use my flames.

It was very hard to hide Flame Arts.

It was so eye catching that I even got myself a shitty title in my current life.

I got angry again thinking about it.

I suppressed my anger and thought about my future plans.

I’ll hide my power… but what should I do from now on?

I thought about what I should do, but I couldn’t think of a plan.

What did the world want from me?

How could I end this test?

I tried to think of a way,

Tsk.

But I wasn’t able to come up with an answer.

Though of course, I had to be put into hell like this…

Who is to blame, it’s my fault that I went crazy for those Heavenly Poison Orbs.

I should’ve known considering how amazing the rewards were. If I knew that something like this would happen, I wouldn’t have gone for those Heavenly Poison Orbs.

Sigh…

As I let out a deep sigh with a pitiful expression,

Hmm?

I started to feel a mysterious presence from far away.

When I turned my head towards the presence to check,

Slam-!

The door suddenly opened harshly.

What in the nonsense was this?

Someone entered the building shortly after.

“Newcomer!”

What the?

I focused after hearing a rough voice, and it wasn’t just one person.

In front, stood the Demonic Human who stood as guard from earlier, and there were a few more Demonic Humans that stood behind him.

Each and every one of those bastards showed expressions filled with amusement and enjoyment.

Their smiles pissed me off for some reason.

After checking that I changed into a new set of clothes, the bastard spoke to me with a giggle.

“Our newcomer, you might not know since this is your first time here, but we have a pretty important welcoming ritual for the newcomers.”

“Oh.”

I was reminded after hearing the guard’s words.

There was a welcoming ritual that every martial artist of this Army had to do, which was getting beaten with a club a bunch of times to check their strength.

This was done to properly measure who ranked above others.

Judging by the situation, it seemed like that’s what the bastards came to me for.

“Hah.”

I accidentally let out a smirk because of the situation.

Did my laughter bother them? The guard’s expression crumbled.

“Did you just laugh you bastard? It seems like you don’t know how you’ll end up.”

“Of course I’m laughing you bastard. Is this not funny to you?”

“What? How dare you young bas- “

“State your name.”

I cut off the guard’s words and asked him for his name.

In response, the Demonic Humans including the guard all showed annoyed expressions.

“I’m Seok Do-ah. Make sure you remember that name.”

Seok Do-ah? I frowned after hearing the bastard’s name.

“I’ve never heard that name in my life. It’s not like I forgot, I just never heard this name.”

“What the hell are you saying right now, you bas- “

“What a world I live in, for even a bastard like you to be looking down at me.”

I couldn’t help but sigh in response.

I was getting this treatment from a nameless bastard like him.

I glared at the bastard angrily.

“Welcoming ritual? Fine, this damned ritual.”

I poured out Combat Qi as I took another step.

I filled my heart with Demonic Qi. My pupils became hot in an instant.

The Demonic Demons in front of me flinched at my appearance.

After seeing their reactions, I spoke with a smile.

“Let’s do this ritual you speak of.”

It was actually a good thing that this happened.

I needed something to take my anger out on right now anyway.